Botswana vs Gabon: Has the population peaked?
Botswana
2.48 million people
in 2023
Gabon
2.48 million people
in 2023
Botswana rank
146th
Gabon rank
145th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.48 million people against 2.48 million people in Botswana, a difference of 4,550 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 146th and Gabon ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 458,954 people | 488,123 people | 29,169 people | Gabon |
| 1960s | 560,811 people | 544,484 people | 16,328 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 718,061 people | 658,134 people | 59,927 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 848,168 people | 255,245 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.48 million people | 1.11 million people | 365,754 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 1.45 million people | 375,243 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 2.00 million people | 184,560 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.42 million people | 2.40 million people | 18,170 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 2.48 million people against 2.48 million people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Botswana and Gabon?
- 4,550 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Botswana ranks 146th and Gabon ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.